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Old 9th Jan 2019, 5:12 pm   #16
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Default Re: Changing the throw away culture BBC News today.

It all comes down to regulation needed in my view. There was a time many hazardous substances could be simply dumped in the sea, along with a host of other practices that were harmful to the environment. They were legislated out of practice and standards improved.

We need to legislate our way out of a situation where masses of electrical goods go to landfill, and go there a short time after they are manufactured, polluting our lands and water tables, wasting precious resources and in the long term offering poor value. The old adage of buy cheap buy twice springs to mind.

If we leave it all solely down to price then very little will change. The market is not a benevolent entity
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